Lehigh Sports Forum

Lehighsam wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:45 pm

whiz wit wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:04 pm Lehigh Athletics has announced the following updated spectator policy for all home events, starting Friday, Jan 14, and will re-visit the capacity limits on Feb 1:
- Masks must be worn, covering the nose and mouth at all times, in all indoor spaces on the Lehigh campus at all times.
- N95 or KN95 masks are recommended.
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It appears that Pat got an "exemption" for this rule if you are in Section 101 where most wrestling families and our wrestlers sit.

I noticed that too. I'm guessing as far as team members go they might be tested regularly.

>>>Stabler is a great idea for the Navy match but Wrestling gets charged rent to wrestle at Stabler which is bizarre. Fan support doesn’t matter to Lehigh.

....A Gibbs Gut reaction partially, but not entirely true. Even in non-Covid years Stabler essentially isn't fully owned by Lehigh; it's a cost center that's supposed to turn a profit, or at least try to. LU hoops gets a break there's no place else they can legally play, floor-size-wise. Looking at the final att (approx 1200), LU fans hadn't bought enough ducats to even consider Stabler
.... even if they did, a big promo in a Covid era might have generated what, in Stabler? A big promotion (which costs $) might have generated 2,000 ... maybe. Add the promo costs to the Stabler rent and you have ... an expensive lo-impact environment in the big barn. Not exactly a win-win

Having these matches on a Saturday afternoon, when 450 Pennsylvania HS teams, and 450 Pa Jr Hi teams, and how many youth programs are in competition is a sure fire way to not sell out. The B1G have the formula, duals Fri night and Sunday Afternoon/night.

They announced the groups that were in attendance "The Lehigh alumni association"

Note, on a given Saturday, Maybe 25% of Pa HS basketball teams play on Saturdays. So let BBall play as much as possible on Saturdays.